Anguilla
English
/æŋˈɡwɪlə/
proper noun
Definitions
- A British overseas territory in the Caribbean.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin anguilla (eel).
Origin
Latin
anguilla
Gloss
eel
Kanji
鰻
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Anguillan English
- anguilla Latin
- anguille French
- anguila Spanish, Castilian
- *angh- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂engʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂éngʷʰis Proto-Indo-European
- Anguilla Swedish
- anguille Old French
- Angvilo Esperanto
- jegulja Serbo-Croatian
- แองกวิลลา Thai
- Ανγκουίλα Greek (modern)
- anguia Old Portuguese
- јагула Macedonian
- jegulja Slovene
- ancidda Sicilian
- anghidda Sicilian
- ncidda Sicilian
- nghidda Sicilian
- angula Basque